Introduction to Fractured Fairy Tale
Prewriting - Fractured Fairy Tale
Tuesday
Write a rough draft of a Fractured Fairy Tale
Wednesday
Students will get response to their Fractured Fairy Tale
Thursday
Final Copy - Fractured Fairy Tale
Friday
Reading Day
Week of May 2nd and May Week of May 9th
Monday - Friday
Students will work on their Social Studies/English group project presentation.
Week of April 25th
Monday
No School
Tuesday
Poetry Book Presentation
Wednesday - Friday
Joint History Project introduction Library Research
Week of April 18th
Monday - Friday
Students will be using www.storyjumper.com to create a poetry book.
Week of April 11th
Monday Review/Get ready for the PSSAs!
Alliteration in Poetry.
Tuesday
Introduction to Lesson Nine Vocabulary
Wednesday
Personification in Poetry
Thursday
Repetition in Poetry
Friday
Imagery in Poetry
Week of April 4th
Monday Study Island Post Test
Tuesday Themes in Short Story PSSA Question of the Day Vocabulary Students will read and respond to the questions in the margins"The War of the Wall"
Wednesday Themes in short story PSSA Question of the Day Vocabulary Students will finish reading "The War of the Wall."
Thursday - Friday
Themes in Short Story
PSSA Question of the Day
Vocabulary
As a whole class, read, review and discuss "The War of the Wall."
Week of March 28th
Monday
No School - Easter Break
Tuesday - Wednesday
Argumentative writing prompts and rubric.
Arguementative practice writing piece.
Review Exemplar Arguments
Thursday
Introduction to Lesson Eight Vocabulary.
Friday
Study Island
Week of March 21st
Monday
Narrative Poetry
Tuesday
Reading Day
Wednesday
Narrative Poetry
Thursday - Friday
No School - Easter Break Week of March 14th
Monday - Tuesday
Informative writing prompts and rubric.
Informative practice writing piece.
Review Exemplar Informatives
Wednesday - Thursday
Reading and Writing Poetry
"Annabel Lee" and lines, stanzas and rhyme scheme.
Students will write their own poem with stanzas and a rhyme scheme.
Friday
Study Island/AR
Week of March 7th
Monday - Tuesday
Introduction to PSSA writing prompts and rubric.
Narrative Practice Writing Piece
Review Exemplar Narratives
Wednesday - Thursday
Reading and Writing Poetry
"Names" by Billy Collins and free verse, imagery and memorials.
Students will write their own poem as a memorial.
Friday
Study Island.
Week of February 29th
Monday
PSSA Question of the Day Vocabulary Review argument and evaluating reasoning MUTT and Respond to "Pro Athletes' Salaries Aren't Overly Exorbitant" and "Do Professional Athletes get Paid Too Much?"
Tuesday
PSSA Question of the Day Vocabulary Review selections Respond to questions, page 965
Wednesday
PSSA Question of the Day
Review questions
MUTT and respond to "Why We Shouldn't Go To Mars"
Thursday
Review
Test on Arguments - Athletes and Mars
Friday
Vocabulary Test
Study Island
Week of February 22nd
Monday
PSSA Question of the Day
TDA on "It's Not About the Bike" and "23 Days in July."
Tuesday
TDA on "It's Not About the Bike" and "23 Days in July."
Wednesday
Review TDA and TDA activity.
Thursday
Introduction to Lesson Seven Vocabulary.
Friday
Reading Day
Monday
No School
Tuesday - Wednesday
PSSA Questions of the Day
Read "It's not about the bike" and "23 Days in July" and respond to the margin questions.
Students will discuss and define author's purpose and theme.
Thursday
TDA and Selection Test
Friday
Study Island Topics - Organizing Ideas and Transitions
Week of February 8th
Monday
PSSA Question of the day Review "Amigo Brothers"
Tuesday
Test and TDA on "Amigo Brothers."
Wednesday
PSSA Question of the day
Read and discuss theme in "Homeless"
Thursday
Reading Day
Friday
No School
Week of February 1st
Monday - Tuesday
PSSA Question of the Day Discuss Theme Read "Amigo Brothers" and respond to the questions in the margins.
Wednesday
PSSA Question of the Day
Review "Amigo Brothers"
Thursday
Test on "Amigo Brothers"
Friday
Study Island Topics - Introducing and Closing Topics and Supporting and Developing Topics
Week of January 25th
Monday - Tuesday
Using Word 365, students will type and email a compare and contrast essay of Brian's Song the movie and Brian's Song the teleplay.
Wednesday
Introduction to Lesson Five Vocabulary
Thursday
Study Island - Sound and Structure and Compare and Contrast
Friday
Reading Day
Week of January 18th
Monday No school
Tuesday - Friday
Students will watch the film, Brian's Song. As they watch the film, they will take notes comparing and contrasting the movie to the teleplay read in class. The students will then write an essay comparing and contrasting the movie and email it to the teacher using school email and Word 365.
Week of January 11th
Monday
PSSA question of the day "Brian's Song" Part Two
Tuesday
PSSA question of the day "Brian's Song" Part Two
Wednesday
PSSA question of the day
"Brian's Song" Part Two
Thursday
Test on "Brian's Song"
Friday
Text Dependent Analysis "Brian's Song"
Week of January 4th
Monday
Introduction to PSSA Question of the Day Review CDT information
Introduction to Brian's Song.
Tuesday - Thursday
Read Part One of Brian's Song in class.
Friday
Reading Day
Week of December 21st
Monday
Skit Presentations
Tuesday
Reading Day
Wednesday - Friday
Christmas Break
Week of December 14th
Monday - Thursday Introduction to creation myth and mythology. Students will read "Prometheus" and "Orpheus" and discuss as a class. In groups, students will create a creation myth and write a skit about that myth. Students will perform that skit for the class.
Friday Reading Day and AR review.
Week of December 7th
Monday - Wednesday
CDTs
Thursday
Vocabulary Review
Friday
Introduction to myths.
Week of November 30th
Monday
No School
Tuesday
Introduction to Lesson Five vocabulary.
Wednesday - Friday
Introduction to Text Dependent Analysis. Students will read Papa's Parrot and write a response to a text dependent analysis prompt.
Week of November 23rd
Monday
Vocabulary - Lesson Four Review
Study Island - Figurative Language and Word Relationships
Tuesday
Vocabulary Test on Lesson Four
Study Island
Wednesday
Reading Day
Thursday - Friday
No School
Week of November 16th
Monday
Introduction to Lesson Four Vocabulary
Tuesday - Wednesday
Third person point of view
Read and review "A Retrieved Reformation"
Thursday
Selection test on "A Retrieved Reformation."
Friday
Study Island - Figurative Language and Word Relationships
Week of November 9th
Monday
Introduce "The Scholarship Jacket."
Students will read and respond to the margin questions.
Tuesday
Review "The Scholarship Jacket."
Students will complete graphic organizers for story.
Wednesday
Review graphic organizers.
Think/Pair/Share questions at the end of the selection.
Thursday
Selection test on "The Scholarship Jacket."
Friday
No School - Parent Teacher Conferences
Week of November 2nd
Monday
Rough draft of argumentative essay due.
Students will peer edit.
Tuesday - Wednesday
Students will film themselves in a podcast reading their own argumentative essay.
Thursday
Students will present their argumentative essay to the class.
Friday
Vocabulary test - Lesson Three Reading Day
Week of October 26th
Monday
Students will have class time to finish bitstrip project.
Tuesday
Students will present their bitstrip project to the class.
Wednesday
Introduction to Lesson Three Words.
Thursday
Introduction to argumentative writing.
Students will write an argument responding to the prompt on page 163.
Prewriting activity due on Monday.
Friday
Study Island Topics - Denotation and Connotation and Roots Words and Affixes
Tuesday
Week of October 19th
Monday - Thursday
With a partner, students will read the story, "Thank You Ma'am" and use bitstrips to explain the five elements of story (plot, character, setting, point of view, theme).
Friday
Reading Day
Week of October 12th
Monday
No School
Tuesday - Wednesday
Resume class discussion of "Rikki-tikki-tavi." Review vocabulary - Lesson Two
Thursday
Selection test on "Rikki-tikki-tavi."
Friday
Vocabulary quiz on Lesson Two words. Study Island Assignments - multiple meaning words and context clues.
Week of October 5th
Monday
Introduction to Lesson Two Vocabulary
Tuesday - Thursday
Each day students will complete a vocabulary assignment. How do authors create suspense? Students will read "Rikki-tikki-tavi" with a partner in class and respond to the margin questions. Class discussion of the elements of story (plot, character, setting, point of view, and theme).
Friday
Reading Day
Week of September 28th
Monday
Introduce how setting affects character. Students will read "The Last Dog" with a partner.
Tuesday - Wednesday
Continue reading "The Last Dog."
Thursday
Classroom discussion/review of "The Last Dog."
Friday
Vocabulary Test - Lesson One Constructed Response "The Last Dog."
Week of September 21st
Monday
Introduction to using a computer.
CDT
Tuesday - Wednesday
CDTs
Thursday
Vocabulary - Lesson One - students will work through the Lesson One Packet with a partner.
Friday
Study Island Pretest and Bitstrip Introduction.
Week of September 14th
Monday - Tuesday
Review "Seventh Grade," MUTTin' up the text and the Plot Triangle.
Wednesday
Test on the Selection, "Seventh Grade."
Thursday
Vocabulary - Lesson One Review
Friday
Quiz on Vocabulary Lesson One
Reading Day
Week of September 7th
Monday
No School
Tuesday
Students will type/write a final draft of their "First Week of Seventh Grade Essay."
Wednesday
Introduce MUTTing to the students (Marking Up The Text) Students will read, with a partner, "Seventh Grade" and respond to the margin questions and MUTT up the text.
Thursday - Friday
Students will continue reading completing activities for "Seventh Grade."
Week of August 31st
Monday
I Am Poem Presentations
Tuesday
Introduce the writing process.
Introduce topic, "The First Week of Seventh Grade."
Brainstorm for essay.
Describe the parts of an essay.
Outline essay
Wednesday
Rough draft of essay.
Thursday
Peer Review. Revised draft due on Monday.
Friday
Reading Day
Week of August 24th
Monday
No School
Tuesday
Introduction to the class. Students will bring home information for parents including information for Remind.
Wednesday
Introduction to "I Am" poem.
Thursday - Friday
Introduction to the library
Thursday · Journal · Vocabulary – Unit Six Due
· Determine word meanings. · Use grade appropriate general academic vocabulary
Monday
Poetry Review Activity
Tuesday
Fractured fairy tale final copy.
Wednesday
Fractured Fairy Tale Presentation
Thursday
Vocabulary Review Activity
Friday
Fun Day
Week of May 16th
Monday
Introduction to Fractured Fairy Tale
Prewriting - Fractured Fairy Tale
Tuesday
Write a rough draft of a Fractured Fairy Tale
Wednesday
Students will get response to their Fractured Fairy Tale
Thursday
Final Copy - Fractured Fairy Tale
Friday
Reading Day
Week of May 2nd and May Week of May 9th
Monday - Friday
Students will work on their Social Studies/English group project presentation.
Week of April 25th
Monday
No School
Tuesday
Poetry Book Presentation
Wednesday - Friday
Joint History Project introduction
Library Research
Week of April 18th
Monday - Friday
Students will be using www.storyjumper.com to create a poetry book.
Week of April 11th
Monday
Review/Get ready for the PSSAs!
Alliteration in Poetry.
Tuesday
Introduction to Lesson Nine Vocabulary
Wednesday
Personification in Poetry
Thursday
Repetition in Poetry
Friday
Imagery in Poetry
Week of April 4th
Monday
Study Island Post Test
Tuesday
Themes in Short Story
PSSA Question of the Day
Vocabulary
Students will read and respond to the questions in the margins"The War of the Wall"
Wednesday
Themes in short story
PSSA Question of the Day
Vocabulary
Students will finish reading "The War of the Wall."
Thursday - Friday
Themes in Short Story
PSSA Question of the Day
Vocabulary
As a whole class, read, review and discuss "The War of the Wall."
Week of March 28th
Monday
No School - Easter Break
Tuesday - Wednesday
Argumentative writing prompts and rubric.
Arguementative practice writing piece.
Review Exemplar Arguments
Thursday
Introduction to Lesson Eight Vocabulary.
Friday
Study Island
Week of March 21st
Monday
Narrative Poetry
Tuesday
Reading Day
Wednesday
Narrative Poetry
Thursday - Friday
No School - Easter Break
Week of March 14th
Monday - Tuesday
Informative writing prompts and rubric.
Informative practice writing piece.
Review Exemplar Informatives
Wednesday - Thursday
Reading and Writing Poetry
"Annabel Lee" and lines, stanzas and rhyme scheme.
Students will write their own poem with stanzas and a rhyme scheme.
Friday
Study Island/AR
Week of March 7th
Monday - Tuesday
Introduction to PSSA writing prompts and rubric.
Narrative Practice Writing Piece
Review Exemplar Narratives
Wednesday - Thursday
Reading and Writing Poetry
"Names" by Billy Collins and free verse, imagery and memorials.
Students will write their own poem as a memorial.
Friday
Study Island.
Week of February 29th
Monday
PSSA Question of the Day
Vocabulary
Review argument and evaluating reasoning
MUTT and Respond to "Pro Athletes' Salaries Aren't Overly Exorbitant" and "Do Professional Athletes get Paid Too Much?"
Tuesday
PSSA Question of the Day
Vocabulary
Review selections
Respond to questions, page 965
Wednesday
PSSA Question of the Day
Review questions
MUTT and respond to "Why We Shouldn't Go To Mars"
Thursday
Review
Test on Arguments - Athletes and Mars
Friday
Vocabulary Test
Study Island
Week of February 22nd
Monday
PSSA Question of the Day
TDA on "It's Not About the Bike" and "23 Days in July."
Tuesday
TDA on "It's Not About the Bike" and "23 Days in July."
Wednesday
Review TDA and TDA activity.
Thursday
Introduction to Lesson Seven Vocabulary.
Friday
Reading Day
Monday
No School
Tuesday - Wednesday
PSSA Questions of the Day
Read "It's not about the bike" and "23 Days in July" and respond to the margin questions.
Students will discuss and define author's purpose and theme.
Thursday
TDA and Selection Test
Friday
Study Island Topics - Organizing Ideas and Transitions
Week of February 8th
Monday
PSSA Question of the day
Review "Amigo Brothers"
Tuesday
Test and TDA on "Amigo Brothers."
Wednesday
PSSA Question of the day
Read and discuss theme in "Homeless"
Thursday
Reading Day
Friday
No School
Week of February 1st
Monday - Tuesday
PSSA Question of the Day
Discuss Theme
Read "Amigo Brothers" and respond to the questions in the margins.
Wednesday
PSSA Question of the Day
Review "Amigo Brothers"
Thursday
Test on "Amigo Brothers"
Friday
Study Island Topics - Introducing and Closing Topics and Supporting and Developing Topics
Week of January 25th
Monday - Tuesday
Using Word 365, students will type and email a compare and contrast essay of Brian's Song the movie and Brian's Song the teleplay.
Wednesday
Introduction to Lesson Five Vocabulary
Thursday
Study Island - Sound and Structure and Compare and Contrast
Friday
Reading Day
Week of January 18th
Monday
No school
Tuesday - Friday
Students will watch the film, Brian's Song. As they watch the film, they will take notes comparing and contrasting the movie to the teleplay read in class. The students will then write an essay comparing and contrasting the movie and email it to the teacher using school email and Word 365.
Week of January 11th
Monday
PSSA question of the day
"Brian's Song" Part Two
Tuesday
PSSA question of the day
"Brian's Song" Part Two
Wednesday
PSSA question of the day
"Brian's Song" Part Two
Thursday
Test on "Brian's Song"
Friday
Text Dependent Analysis "Brian's Song"
Week of January 4th
Monday
Introduction to PSSA Question of the Day
Review CDT information
Introduction to Brian's Song.
Tuesday - Thursday
Read Part One of Brian's Song in class.
Friday
Reading Day
Week of December 21st
Monday
Skit Presentations
Tuesday
Reading Day
Wednesday - Friday
Christmas Break
Week of December 14th
Monday - Thursday
Introduction to creation myth and mythology.
Students will read "Prometheus" and "Orpheus" and discuss as a class.
In groups, students will create a creation myth and write a skit about that myth.
Students will perform that skit for the class.
Friday
Reading Day and AR review.
Week of December 7th
Monday - Wednesday
CDTs
Thursday
Vocabulary Review
Friday
Introduction to myths.
Week of November 30th
Monday
No School
Tuesday
Introduction to Lesson Five vocabulary.
Wednesday - Friday
Introduction to Text Dependent Analysis.
Students will read Papa's Parrot and write a response to a text dependent analysis prompt.
Week of November 23rd
Monday
Vocabulary - Lesson Four Review
Study Island - Figurative Language and Word Relationships
Tuesday
Vocabulary Test on Lesson Four
Study Island
Wednesday
Reading Day
Thursday - Friday
No School
Week of November 16th
Monday
Introduction to Lesson Four Vocabulary
Tuesday - Wednesday
Third person point of view
Read and review "A Retrieved Reformation"
Thursday
Selection test on "A Retrieved Reformation."
Friday
Study Island - Figurative Language and Word Relationships
Week of November 9th
Monday
Introduce "The Scholarship Jacket."
Students will read and respond to the margin questions.
Tuesday
Review "The Scholarship Jacket."
Students will complete graphic organizers for story.
Wednesday
Review graphic organizers.
Think/Pair/Share questions at the end of the selection.
Thursday
Selection test on "The Scholarship Jacket."
Friday
No School - Parent Teacher Conferences
Week of November 2nd
Monday
Rough draft of argumentative essay due.
Students will peer edit.
Tuesday - Wednesday
Students will film themselves in a podcast reading their own argumentative essay.
Thursday
Students will present their argumentative essay to the class.
Friday
Vocabulary test - Lesson Three
Reading Day
Week of October 26th
Monday
Students will have class time to finish bitstrip project.
Tuesday
Students will present their bitstrip project to the class.
Wednesday
Introduction to Lesson Three Words.
Thursday
Introduction to argumentative writing.
Students will write an argument responding to the prompt on page 163.
Prewriting activity due on Monday.
Friday
Study Island Topics - Denotation and Connotation and Roots Words and Affixes
Tuesday
Week of October 19th
Monday - Thursday
With a partner, students will read the story, "Thank You Ma'am" and use bitstrips to explain the five elements of story (plot, character, setting, point of view, theme).
Friday
Reading Day
Week of October 12th
Monday
No School
Tuesday - Wednesday
Resume class discussion of "Rikki-tikki-tavi."
Review vocabulary - Lesson Two
Thursday
Selection test on "Rikki-tikki-tavi."
Friday
Vocabulary quiz on Lesson Two words.
Study Island Assignments - multiple meaning words and context clues.
Week of October 5th
Monday
Introduction to Lesson Two Vocabulary
Tuesday - Thursday
Each day students will complete a vocabulary assignment.
How do authors create suspense?
Students will read "Rikki-tikki-tavi" with a partner in class and respond to the margin questions.
Class discussion of the elements of story (plot, character, setting, point of view, and theme).
Friday
Reading Day
Week of September 28th
Monday
Introduce how setting affects character.
Students will read "The Last Dog" with a partner.
Tuesday - Wednesday
Continue reading "The Last Dog."
Thursday
Classroom discussion/review of "The Last Dog."
Friday
Vocabulary Test - Lesson One
Constructed Response "The Last Dog."
Week of September 21st
Monday
Introduction to using a computer.
CDT
Tuesday - Wednesday
CDTs
Thursday
Vocabulary - Lesson One - students will work through the Lesson One Packet with a partner.
Friday
Study Island Pretest and Bitstrip Introduction.
Week of September 14th
Monday - Tuesday
Review "Seventh Grade," MUTTin' up the text and the Plot Triangle.
Wednesday
Test on the Selection, "Seventh Grade."
Thursday
Vocabulary - Lesson One Review
Friday
Quiz on Vocabulary Lesson One
Reading Day
Week of September 7th
Monday
No School
Tuesday
Students will type/write a final draft of their "First Week of Seventh Grade Essay."
Wednesday
Introduce MUTTing to the students (Marking Up The Text)
Students will read, with a partner, "Seventh Grade" and respond to the margin questions and MUTT up the text.
Thursday - Friday
Students will continue reading completing activities for "Seventh Grade."
Week of August 31st
Monday
I Am Poem Presentations
Tuesday
Introduce the writing process.
Introduce topic, "The First Week of Seventh Grade."
Brainstorm for essay.
Describe the parts of an essay.
Outline essay
Wednesday
Rough draft of essay.
Thursday
Peer Review. Revised draft due on Monday.
Friday
Reading Day
Week of August 24th
Monday
No School
Tuesday
Introduction to the class. Students will bring home information for parents including information for Remind.
Wednesday
Introduction to "I Am" poem.
Thursday - Friday
Introduction to the library
· Journal
· Vocabulary – Unit Six Due
· Use grade appropriate general academic vocabulary